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Channel 12 Poll Shows Opposition at 68, Coalition at 52
Channel 12's weekly poll put Likud first with 24 seats, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar at 22 and Naftali Bennett's Beyachad at 17, while the bloc map stayed unchanged: opposition parties 68 seats, Zionist opposition parties 58 and the current coalition 52. The survey also found a merged Benny Gantz, Yoaz Hendel and Deddy Simhi slate crossing the threshold with 6 seats, without giving either side 61. Netanyahu again led the prime-minister suitability question over Eisenkot, 37% to 36%, as Bennett fell to 16%. For Israel's campaign, the message is a stable right-religious coalition base facing a broad opposition that still needs Arab-party support to form a majority.